Drum-beating apparatus.



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'PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER E. PETTINGELL,

OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

DRU'lVL-BEATING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27', 190'8.

Application led December 16, 1907. Serial No. 406,696.

To all whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER E. PETTINGELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon,have invented a new and useful Drum-Beating Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to drum beating apparatus and more particularlyto pedal actuated means whereby a bass drum and cymbal or triangle canbe conveniently actuated by the foot of the user.

One of the objects of the invention is to simplify the construction ofdevices of this character by reducing the number of bearings and partsusually employed and by providing' simple means whereby the quickrebound of the drum stick is permitted immediately subsequent to itscontact with the drum head.

A still further object is to provide means whereby the operation of thedrum stick can be controlled so as to increase or diminish the reboundthereof.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus, aportion thereof being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of aportion of the apparatus, certain parts being either broken away orshown in section. Fig. 3 is a section on line Qc-, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is aplan view of a .portion of a modified construction.

Referring to the iigures by characters of reference, 1 designates thebase of the device, the upper face thereof being beveled toward one endas indicated at 2 so as to constitute a stop for the lower beveledportion 3 of a This pedal is connected by means of a hinge 5 to the base1 at the inner ends of the beveled faces thereof and a spring 6 isinterposed between the two beveled faces of these members and serves tohold said faces normally pressed together and with that portion of thepedal beyond the end 5 normally resting upon the base. Secured upon oneside of the base is a yoke-like bracket 7 having an extension 8 suitablysecured to the side of the base and another extension 9 fastened to oneend of said base. Ears 10 extend upward from the side portions of theyoke and constitute bearings for necks or trunnions 11 extending fromthe ends of a cylinder 12. Extending radially from this cylinder is adrum stick 13 having a suitable head 14 and if preferred a metal rod 15may be secured to the drum stick by extending the same therethrough asindicated at 16 and bending the end 17 thereof against the drum stickand fastening it in any preferred manner as by means of a staple 18. Rod15 extends at an angle to the drum stick 13 and has a head 19 designedto strike a cymbal or triangle. That portion of the pedal adjacent thecylinder 12 has a transverse groove or recess 20 and secured across oneend of this groove or recess is a plate 2l provided with an opening 22through which is slidably mounted a screw threaded stem 23. This stem isprovided with a head 24 on which is fastened a clamping plate 25.Secured between this clamping plate and the head is one end of aflexible band 26 formed of sheepskin, leather or other desirablematerial and said band extends once around the cylinder 12 and has itsother end fastened to the lower face of the pedal 4, there being arecess 27 in base 1 to receive said secured end of the band when theparts are in their normal positions. The band is fastened at one or moreintermediate points to the cylinder as indicatedat 28. A nut 29 engagesthe projecting end of stem 23 and is designed to bear against the plate21. The entire pedal is preferably covered with a rubber strip 30 whichextends over the groove 20. Notches 31 may be formed in the intermediateportion of bracket 7 so as to permit said bracket to be fixedlyconnected to a drum.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be fully understoodfrom the foregoing description when read in connection with theaccompanying drawings. When one end of the pedal 4 is depressed againstthe stress of the spring 6 the opposite end thereof will pull upward onthe taut lower portion of band 26 and cause a partial rotation ofcylinder 12. When the pedal has reached the limit of its movement thehead of the drum stick will be positioned at a point slightly removedfrom the drum head but said head will be swung by momentum into contactwith the head because the upper portion of the band 26 is left loose andpermits this additional movement of the l drum stick independent of thecylinder 12.

It will be apparent therefore that the drum stick will be free torebound a short distance as soon as it strikes the drum head. Bymanipulating the stem 23 the normal position of the drum stick relativeto the iori zontal can be varied.

The apparatus hereinbefore described is designed for moving the drumstick in a lane extending transversely of the pedal. ligt is to beunderstood, however, that by slightly modifying the construction thedrum stick can be moved in a plane extending longitudinally of thepedal. Such a modifica* tion has been illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein ayoke 32 is shown secured to one end of the base and the axis of the drum33 extends parallel with said end. A groove 34 is formed longitudinallywithin the pedal and has a socket 35 at one end provided with aretaining plate 36. The threaded stein 37 is slidably mounted in thisplate and has a band 38 fastened to one end while the other end extendsinto socket 35 and is engaged by an adjusting nut 39. It will thus beseen that the parts can be adjusted in the same manner as heretoforedescribed.

What is claimed is:

l. In apparatus of the character described the combination With a pedal,a partly revoluble member journaled adjacent thereto, and a beatingdevice extending from said member; of a flexible band surrounding saidmember and secured thereto at an intermediate point, the ends of saidband being fastened to the pedal,

2. The combination with a movably supported pedal, a partly rotatablemember supported adjacent thereto, and a beating device extending `fromsaid member; of a flexible band surrounding said member and fixedlysecured at an intermediate point thereto and at one end to the pedal,and an adjustable connection between the other end of said band and thepedal.

3. ln apparatus of the character described the combination with amovable pedal, a partly revoluble member, and a beating del l l l l i ii vice extending from said member of an adjusting device mounted uponthe pedal, a flexible device fixedly secured at one end, and fastened atits other end to the adjusting device, said flexible device beingsecured at an intermediate point to the partly revoluble member.

4. T he combination with a base, a bracket connected thereto, a partlyrevoluble member supported by the bracket, and a beating deviceextending from said member; of a pedal movably mounted upon the base,and a flexible band connected at its ends to the pedal and surroundingand secured at an intermediate point to, the partly revoluble member.

5. The combination with a base, a bracket connected thereto, a partlyrevoluble 1nember supported by the bracket, and a beating deviceextending from said member; of a pedal movably mounted upon the base, aflexible band fixedly secured at an intermediate point to the partlyrevoluble member and at one end to the pedal, and an adjustableconnection between the other end of the band and the pedal.

6. The combination with a base, a bracket connected thereto, a partlyrevoluble member supported by the bracket, and a beating deviceextending from said member; of a pedal movably mounted upon the base, aflexible band fixedly secured at an intermediate point to the partlyrevoluble member and at one end to the pedal, a head slidablj' mountedwithin the pedal and connected to the other end of the band, a threadedstem projecting therefrom, and means engaging the stem and bearingagainst the pedal for shifting said stem to actuate the head.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

